Oct 15, 2013

Bell peppers, chopped tomatoes and lean ground beef are simmered in broth with onions and garlic, then topped with brown rice – everything you love about stuffed peppers, in a soup!

I love soup weather – and the convenience of a making a big pot of soup that can serve as several meals. I first posted this recipe back in 2011 and it's been a huge hit with everyone, including both of my kids – they just loved it! I decided to make a pot this weekend and gave this a photo makeover.

This is a hearty bowl of soup that will fill you up and warm you on a chillynight. I guess you can call this a lazy stuffed pepper because it tastes just like a stuffed pepper without all the extra work. Topped with brown rice it's a satisfying meal. Heck, if you wanted you could even make this with ground turkey, and top it with shredded cheese. Have fun with this one!

In a large pot or dutch oven, brown ground meat on high heat and season with salt. Drain fat if any, reduce heat to medium-low, then add peppers, onions and garlic. Cook about 5 minutes on low heat.

Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, marjoram and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. Serve about 1 1/3 cups of soup in each bowl and top with 1/2 cup cooked brown rice.

I love all of your soup recipes: they are so easy to make (and even easier to make vegetarian, I just have to double check points), and because I only need four servings for my work week, I always have some to freeze. I swear, at some point in January or February I'm going to open my freezer and find I have a month's worth of meals already in there :)

thanks so much for sharing, gina! stuffed peppers are my fave, but you're right, it takes forever to make it....so this is perfect. one thing though, do you think it'll make a difference if i cook this on a crackpot (I'd brown the meat first, as always...)?

Hot dam! I already made two of your recipes last week, and now I need to make this! My Husband and I love Stuffed Peppers, but it's kind of a pain in the butt, but not this soup! I am try this recipe this week! Love your blog!!!!

I want to make this soup but want to make it in the crock pot instead. Do you think this can be done, if so how long would I cook it? Your recipes are so delicious tasting and can't wait to make this soup. Betty

Made this for dinner on Monday night, leftovers as lunch for the rest of the week and some in the freezer! It was delicious! I think next time I might add some water to give it more "broth." Fantastic creation!

So I made this tonight and it was excellent. If you really like bell peppers (like I do) I would add 1 cup of each. I also added black beans and corn. Once I added the rice, it was amazing and all the flavors rolled together!

This soup was so good! Can't believe how much you get for only 7 points! So filling! Love your site! This is where I look everyday to see what I'll be making for supper! Thanks so much for all your great recipes!!

Thanks to your great recipes I have been on a soup kick this past week. I just made this tonight (super delicious. my husband had two bowls and he hates peppers), and i made both the chicken pot pie soup and baked potato soup dairy free (using almond milk). they all turned out incredibly delicious. what i love about your recipes is that they are easy to follow and easy to substitute ingredients if need be. thank you for helping us eat healthy and fantastic food. i also love the incredible variety of your recipes. thank you!!!

Just made this for lunch with ground turkey. WOW. Now my husband can't decide if this will move ahead of your Meatball and Spaghetti Soup as his favorite! Please keep your tasty, simple soup recipes coming; one a day for the rest of winter would be great! I should have kept you a secret as everyone asks if my great new dishes are from my "skinny friend"! Thanks so much for making sensible eating healthy and delicious.

Made this tonight (with wild rice since we were out of brown) and it was excellent! Even my 2 year old liked it - and my husband was able to kick his own personal bowl up a notch with red pepper flakes. Another great recipe - thanks!

Went ahead and made this tonight (didn't end up using ground turkey like I'd planned)... and just as I thought - it was fantastic.

First, this was one of the easiest soup recipes I've ever made - especially given how hearty and tasty it was.

Second, we actually enjoyed this even more than the turkey stuffed peppers - something we didn't believe possible since that's one of our favorite meals.

I did end up using closer to 2 C. peppers total, at my husband's prompting.

We also sprinkled a couple of tablespoons of finely shredded mozzarella on top of each serving.

You know Gina, I've probably made 30+ recipes from your site at this point. I'm a super picky eater, and there hasn't been a single one I've made and then not liked, or not wanted to make again. Your site is what has made Weight Watchers possible for me.

I made this soup and it came out great!! Used all red peppers since I didn't have green, a shallot to supplement the leftover half an onion I was using, and I pumped up the flavor with extra seasoning - lots more salt and pepper, an extra sprinkle of marjoram, and some thyme, garlic powder, and adobo. It came out so tasty and the portion is so generous. I would definitely not skip the rice, it added to the flavor and texture of the soup! Had some for lunch and dinner and have the leftovers in the freezer :)

Made this tonight and it was delish. I added a little fennel, bay leaf and white pepper to spice it up a bit. So good! Thanks so much for making my meal planning so easy every week! I probably cook one of your recipes at least 4 times a week!

This soup looks wonderful! I just bought a pressure cooker and I was wondering if this recipe would work? How long do you think it would take? I know you love your pressure cooker, and reading about it was one of the things that prompted me to buy one. I absolutely LOVE it!

This was amazing! My husband doesn't like stuffed peppers, but likes stuffed pepper soup from Portillos so he said he would try this. He said it tasted exactly like the Portillos version! I used oregano instead of majoram because I didn't have any.

I doubled this recipe and froze most of it...it was AMAZING and reheated fabulously!! I also gave some to a friend who was going through a difficult time and she loved it as well. Thank you so much for making it easy to follow the weight watchers program and for sharing recipes that both my restaurant manager/food critic husband and 2 toddlers love. ;)

I made this soup a few weeks ago and instantly fell in love with it. I have already made it again. My husband even loved this soup. He said it was a good "fat kid treat". Little does he know it is low in fat! I did add more meat on the second batch for the hubby, but it works well with just the 1 lb it calls for.

I used 2 whole peppers (1 red, 1 green) and 1 whole onion -- all diced finely -- and didn't bother measuring how much that equaled in cups. Seemed a little thick when I added all the ingredients together so I added maybe 3/4c water and simmered for closer to an hour. Topped with fat-free feta for a little creaminess.

I made a big pot of this (multiplied the recipe x2) for some friends that were coming over last-minute. They absoutely LOVED it! Even the pickest eater of the bunch had a second helping. I served it with brown rice, cheese, tortilla strips and a big pan piled high of grilled cheese sandwiches. Yummo!!

Gina, This was delicious! I made it today and had some for dinner, without the rice. I have frozen most of the leftovers so I can have them at a later time. Tomorrow I am making your crock pot chicken taco chili - for the first time. I have made MANY of your recipes!!! Thank you!!!

My husband loved this and even asked if I would put this our dinner rotation. Thank you so much becasue this is 10x easier than actual stuffed peppers! I cooked the rice seperatly but added to the soup at the end and it was delicious.

Delicious! Made this today for lunch and even though I cooked brown rice to go.with it. It didnt need it... My 6 year old loved it... The two year old not so much.. its usually reversed.. thanks for sharing!!

Made this for dinner and it was wonderful. I was so happy with this dish because the ingredients were all things i already had in my kitchen and because i was able to make this in abut 15 minutes. I did simmer mine for about an hour, but that was the only thing i did differently.

This recipe was absolutely wonderful, as have been every recipe of yours I have made. I now make at least 2 recipes of each recipe that I remake and freeze them individually. I think I just about double every recipe before trying it because they are always spot on! Thanks for all of your hard work on this blog and these recipes!

This was my first recipe from your blog...found it through Pinterest! Thank you so much for all your hard work in creating and posting these wonderful recipes! We have loved every one I have made! What a blessing to find your recipes to help begin 2012 with healthy eating! These recipes have now been added to our menu rotation! The Lord's blessings on you, Gina!

DELICIOUS! So flavorful. To include the rice in the soup rather than on top of soup: I added a package of Trader Joe's frozen brown rice for the final 15 mins or so of simmering (just to let the rice cook) and it was perfect!

We had this for dinner last night and it was excellent, as expected!!!! Trying to use up some old freezer stock, I used some 85% ground beef - only added 1 point+, still perfectly reasonable for dinner! Thanks for all your hard work -- we ALWAYS enjoy your recipes!

This is awesome! My whole family (including three little boys) LOVED it. In fact, I made it again two nights later with the rest of the peppers. Huge hit! Thanks for all of your wonderful recipes! Still meal planning from your site and down over 25 lbs!

Just made this for dinner tonight, it was gorgeous! I live with my partner and our lodger and they went back for seconds! Its great to be able to cook healthy WW meals for me, and the boys can eat double portions no problem. I also served it with some homemade wholemeal bread, and white basmati rice. Thanks Gina!

I made her turkey stuffed pepper recipe with lean ground beef and made extra's and the next day chopped up the left overs and added more fat free chicken broth and this was such a hearty soup!! The stuffed peppers was so good!!! I did use lean ground beef and skipped the olive oil and cooked the onions and garlic in with the meat then drained fat (very little) YUMMY!!! Got two meals out of this!!

stuffed peppers are my favorite meal - i could eat them everyday! a friend of mine shared this recipe with me & i was so excited to make it. it was super easy & SO yummy! i added some italian seasoning & a little cheese blend.. it was simply delicious! thank you so much for sharing this recipe, i cannot wait to try some more yummy dishes from this site!

This looks delicious! I was thinking of maybe substituting the rice for shredded cabbage and it could be like a stuffed cabbage soup and that could reduce the points as well, I think. Can't wait to try it!!

Hey Gina, Just wanted to let you know that this is yet another of the hundreds of successes I have had in the kitchen thanks to your recipes.

This soup was fantastic and I can't wait to eat it as leftovers.

Posters say all the time that you should make a cookbook and I couldn't agree more. My family has had luck with blurb.com making all sorts of books. They look professional and allow you the freedom to create them entirely on your own.

Gina, we loved this recipe! I did add some cayenne to it because we love spicy, and also I felt it was a little too "marjoram-y" for my taste, but the cayenne addition worked like a charm! I look forward to enjoying the leftovers. Thanks for another one that will be repeating in our household!

Made this today! Cooked up the meat and pepper onion mixture on the stove and dumped into the crockpot. Added the rice and rest of ingrdients. It smells wonderful and will make me a happy girl at dinner time and should make the boy happy too. I figure it'll be soft enough for him to eat should he want any since he has a dentist appointment.

I made this soup last night and the only change I made was to use ground turkey instead of beef. This soup was fantastic!! My husband and I both loved it and loved the leftovers that we had for lunch today even more! This is a keeper in our house for sure. Thanks for all of your wonderful recipes. I love your blog!

Hi Gina! Again loving all your recipes. I am sharing them with just about all my friends, and my family is loving all the new dishes. And even more excited most of your recipies are on My Fitness Pal! Love it! Makes it so easy.

I made this soup and it was fantastic. I also used 99% extra lean ground turkey and added a whole cup of both the red and green peppers. I love the veggies. I do have a question, what is the difference in the nutritional break down if you use ground turkey instead of the beef?

Made this for dinner tonight. I was skeptical when I first put everything together in my dutch oven, but after the 30 minutes of stove-top simmering, it smelled just like stuffed peppers! Then I was concerned that it would be too thin, but adding the rice at the end makes all the difference. I left out the marjoram since we didn't have any on hand. Added plenty of fresh-ground salt and pepper. Super yummy!

This soup is in the process of cook right now and I can't wait to try it. I just hope it's filling for the man of the house! Also, walmart was out of marjoram so I used some cumin and chili powder instead

This recipe is so flavorful and hearty. My husband LOVED it! I was thinking that if I wanted to change it up, I could replace the peppers with cabbage and it would be like a deconstructed golumpki (stuffed cabbage roll) Yum! Great recipe - thanks Gina!

I made this soup last night along with your ground turkey with peas and potatoes last night. I had this for lunch...omg AMAZING. I added 2 tbsp of flour to "thicken" it up and some grated parmesan cheese.

The only suggestion is to make sure you sautee the pepper long enough. Mine came out a bit "hard" and I wish they were softer. Otherwise I'm a huge fan!

I made this tonight and I can't believe how easy, delicious and filling it was!!! And only 7 points? That doesn't seem right considering how full I am!!! The peppers were a little crunchy as the poster above noted, but I liked the texture of it. Also when you reheat it, they won't turn to mush that way.

This was the first recipe i've made from your site but I can't wait to make more stuff!!!

OMG! LOVED THIS!! My 15 year old took 1 bite and said Wow this is good! :) My husband liked it (and he's the pickiest eater I know!) 2 pans and 1 hour and dinner is done! That's my kind of meal! Thank you so very much!!

I am making this right now. I added an entire red pepper and green pepper (I LOVE veggies...esp. peppers!). I accidentally grabbed a can of regular diced tomatoes instead of petite diced, but larger tomato chunks won't be a problem in our household! I'm not on WW, but do like to watch what I eat. My boyfriend, on the other hand, saw the word "Skinnytaste" and automatically assumed "diet food". Every recipe I've made from your site, however, has had him dashing for seconds and requesting to take the leftovers. Way to go, Gina! Thanks for all your hard work! :)

first time skinnytaste poster and recipe maker! I forgot to buy tomato sauce at the store, but I happened to have a can of stewed tomatoes and a half can of tomato paste already. Didn't have the marjoram, but I added oregano, dried thyme and parsley. I also added celery, one of my favorites. Turned out great, thanks for the recipe!

This is absolutely fantastic! I added some minced jalapenos and a bit of franks red hot to spice it up just a tad. It was so filling and very yummy. Can't wait to have the leftovers tomorrow. Another fabulous recipe - thank you Gina!!!

great recipe, try adding a small bit of cumin and chilli powder for a deeper savory flavor. and if you love it spicy, substitute one of the bells for a hot serrano or habanero pepper and add in cayenne pepper powder.

I just made this for dinner last night & had a whole wheat roll on the side. My husband & I LOVED this soup! And it was so filling. The only thing I added was a little cayenne pepper because we like it a little bit spicy, but it would have been wonderful without it. I will be freezing the leftovers in individual portions for later. And I will definitely make this again & again. I am sharing this recipe with EVERYONE! Thank, Gina. I love it.

I came across your website via pinterest. I'm not on WW, but your recipes looked and sounded so good I just had to bookmark them. I was just about to give up on internet recipes as they always disappoint me, but tonight I made this stuffed pepper soup and it is amazing! I can't wait to try more of your recipes. Thank you for taking the time to take photos of your recipes. They are beautiful and motivate me to cook!

I've been seeing your recipes on Pinterest and a friend recommended this stuffed pepper soup. I made it tonight and my whole family loved it!! I'm on WW to lose the last 10 so your website and recipes are going to be so helpful. Thank you and can't wait to make more of your recipes!

Thank you for this recipe, it tastes just like stuffed peppers which is one of my favorite comfort foods. My kids and husband will not even try stuffed peppers, so sad for them. But I thought I'd be sneaky and serve this to them and see how it went. They all loved it. All of them. Like a miracle. Thanks so much for your website, it's helped me to lose 30 lbs since January this year. You are helping a lot of people!

This was another hit. I was skeptical at first - when it was done simmering for the 30 minutes it still seemed watery and tasted bland. I added some tomato paste, Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes as suggested by other readers. I turned up the heat to boil off some liquid and then let it simmer for another hour. Oh my gosh - that did the trick! 30 minutes isn't long enough for the meat flavor to really get into the soup, but after the additional hour, it was so tasty. Hubby said at least 3 times how good it was.

This soup is so delicious. To avoid the crunchy peppers that some people mentioned, I first sautéed the onions in 1 tsp of oil, then added the peppers & garlic & sautéed it all until everything was nice & soft. Then I put that mixture aside & cooked the meat (in the same pot), then added back the veggies & proceeded with the recipe as written. Ate it with quinoa the other night, but tonight I forgot to add it. Topped with green onion, grated cheddar, and a bit of sour cream. Delicious!

This was the first skinnytaste recipe I tried, back in late March. It is the reason I keep coming back!!! Well, not entirely, but it's awesome! I froze several single sized servings - I'm eating one for lunch as I type this - and I noticed this morning that I have only one pack left in my freezer! Time to make it again. It's fantastic! There are times I take it to work, and have forgotten to cook rice the night before, but it's wonderful even without the rice!

I made the soup with left over peppers from Sausage and peppers, used yellow, red and orange - less heart burn that way. Wow this was delish. I also use a 90 second microwave rice put in 2 minutes before it went to the table, this was great. And left overs were even better.

I have made this wonderful soup 4 times already! I love it. The serving size is very hearty, and I never feel like I didn't have enough to eat! Thanks for posting, and I love that all the recipes have the WW+ points :-)

Another winner! I made this last night, hubby thought I was crazy, as it was a hot night, but its what was on the menu and I really wanted to try it. I made it with morning star veggie crumbles(and hubby didnt even know it, we would normally use ground turkey but I forgot to defrost), I also subbed the majoram for oregano and added some smoked paprika. Made with white rice, didnt have brown. topped mine with some lf sour cream & hubby put a slice of cheese in his. wow, awesome, and lunch today was even better!

I was really looking forward to this soup, but was a bit sceptical about the serving size; I thought I was going to be ravenous afterwards! When I sat down to eat it my rice wasn't cooked, so I started anyway. About halfway through I added some rice.... holy crap! I was getting towards the end when I was really wondering how I'd eat another mouthful. It was SO filling! I wasn't a big fan of the soup to be honest. I froze a couple of batches in baggies and I've been having them with a sandwich for dinner (no rice!) lately so that I didn't have to turn the oven on. I must be a freak because as usual, they taste SO much nicer frozen, defrosted and then reheated. I'm really sad I didn't double the recipe. I definitely will next time. Delicious!

I made this for dinner tonight. I used chicken and I used red, green and purple bell peppers. I also used stewed tomatoes. So yummy! My husband loved this. He kept going back to the crock pot for more. :) Thanks so much for all your wonderful recipes.

This is delicious!! I made this with ground turkey and quinoa. Just for those wondering, i did freeze leftovers and reheat and it was delicious, and you can add the quinoa before freezing.... no problem, tastes as good as the day you made it!! Next step, I might try throwing it all in the crock and cooking all day.... I do that with my spaghetti sauce and I dont cook the veggies or meat ahead of time, I just add it in.... it makes the turkey meat very very tender cooked that way.

Just made this soup and it is AMAZING! Eating it as I type... Thank you Gina! I recently found your site on pinterest and I have become obsessed with it. Thank you for such wonderful recipes! Its nice to figure out that healthy doesn't have to be boring!Megan @ Becoming Mrs. H

I made this last night and it was soooo good! Even my husband said it was one of the best soups I have made. Will definitely make this again. I did add more green and red peppers, about a cup or so each.

I've had this in my Pinterest food folder for quite some time, and I finally made it tonight. My husband and I flipped out. It is absolutely delicious!!! Thank you for posting this! This will be a regular in our house! :)

I made this today! But I didnt have diced tomatoes or sauce. So instead I used a small can of tomato paste and diced up some tomatoes. And wow. It smells amazing! We're about to eat it in about 10 minutes :) EVERYTHING I have made on this website is amazing. Thank you so much!

I am a huge fan of stuffed bell peppers. For those of you looking to lower the calorie count, carbs or points - I use cauliflower in place of rice. I "rice" it using a cheese grater (since I don't have a ricer). My 15 year old son has never noticed the difference!!

I have tried several of your recipes but this is by far my favorite! My husband is a huge fan of this soup too. We love using fire roasted diced tomatoes, thyme instead of marjoram, and adding some sort of greens as well - of course adding more liquid as needed.

I just made a pot last night with ground turkey and Swiss chard. Amazing!

We loved this so much.We subbed ground turkey for the ground beef. It was SO good and filling and perfect for the weather cooling down. Honestly, you make this Weight Watchers journey so much easier for us. :)

Pretty good. I had to make some subs to use what I had on hand but DH liked it enough to request I freeze some of the leftovers for his lunches and make it again. I used Italian style tomatoes and Thyme instead of Marjoram.

I've made this soup 5 times since finding it. I'm in the middle of compiling a list of my 10 favorite soups (for fun) and this one is currently #2. :-) I'm at your site tonight to look for more soups to try. Looking forward to it. :-)

This is my second time making this recipe and my fiance and I love it! I did make two changes --

I used ground turkey and I used cauliflower in place of the rice! I did some research and it seems like a popular alternative... definitely a calorie saving and GUILT-free option :) All I did was chop the cauliflower into small florets, place in my food processor, and pulse a few beats until it resembled rice! If you don't have a food processor you can use a cheese grater :)

Oh my goodness! This is excellent and it gets better the longer it sits! Family made so many mmmmmm noises during dinner, it was hysterical! Thank you Gina! Making a batch to take to friends this weekend!

Oooooohhhhh...this sounds so yummy! I'm going to make it w/the left over picadillo meat from the other night! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes! I've been a cooking fool since I found your site! I've made 10+ meals from your site and we haven't been disappointed yet! Thanks so much!